Taylor Fritz and girlfriend Morgan Riddle turn philanthropists, donate tennis gear to underprivileged children in California
Taylor Fritz and his girlfriend, Morgan Riddle, have generously donated tennis equipment to underprivileged children in Escondido, California.
The couple donated headbands, wristbands, and hats to Second Serve, a fully youth-run non-profit organization. The organization is dedicated to improving the lives of underprivileged children who have a passion for tennis.
Second Serve took to social media to thank Fritz and Riddle for their benevolent donations.
"Thank you so much @taylor_fritz and @moorrgs for your donation of headbands, wristbands, hats, and more to second serve! The kids at our free program in Escondido LOVED feeling like professional tennis players, and are extremely excited to come back next week," they captioned their Instagram post.
Morgan Riddle shared the post on her Instagram stories.
"What matters is the race and how I'm going to finish this year" - Taylor Fritz
Taylor Fritz is determined to put his heartbreaking exit at Indian Wells behind him and make a strong showing at the 2023 Miami Open.
Fritz's aspirations of defending his Indian Wells title were dashed when he suffered a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 quarterfinal defeat at the hands of Jannik Sinner on March 16.
Fritz and Sinner went toe-to-toe in what was a high-quality encounter. Despite the American's impressive display, Sinner's formidable power-hitting ultimately secured the victory.
In his post-match press conference, Fritz stated his dislike for losing in the latter stages of tournaments but emphasized the need to "move on."
"I hate losing in quarterfinals and semifinals probably more than I hate losing in like the first and second round of tournaments. But it happens. Just gotta move on," a disappointed Fritz said.
The American No. 1 has already shifted his focus to the Miami Masters and the race to the year-end ATP Finals in Turin.
"Back to keep it going in Miami, because what really matters is the race and how I'm going to finish this year," he added.
The Miami Masters will be played from March 19—April 2. Fritz fell at the Round-of-16 stage of the tournament last season against Miomir Kecmanovic. He will begin his campaign against Emilio Nava on March 24.